The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-22

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the seats of which were sold for fiv
guineas each. Another block of seat.
called ''the Canning Stand" accommc
dated 400 persons. All around tn
square and even across the river a
st. Thomas Hospital, windows wer
crowded with people.
AS the procession neared the Able,
troops saluted, guns were fired, the bell
of the churches rang out merry peal
and flags Were run up, the cheering be
ing continued until the Queen had pass
ed into the west door. After pas in,
through the vestibule, her Majesty wa
conducted to the grand dais under TIN
lantern tower She was surrounded b,
thirty-two members of the royal family
The scene in the Abbey when the Queer
entered was dazzling, and 10000 peopl'
who Were seated all rose, the womer
discarding their wraps and revealing tn,
| full splendOr of their beauty and attire
| Three tiers of galleries had been built in
| the Abbey with seats for 10000. The
peers and their wives were seated i'm the
south transept; ambassadors AMI the di
plomatic corps We're seated to the right
| and left of the peers; the members of the
House of Commons We're placed in the
north transept, and seats for members oi
the reignnIg families ofthe continent were
within the communion rails. All the
great learned societies and corporations
We're represented, while the nOtables OF
law, science, art and agriculture. and
workingmen's representatives from all
parts of the United Kingdom had seats
duly allotted them.
THE QUEEN PROFOUNDLY IMPRESSED.
The Queen was evidently profoundly
impressed with the scene prepared for
her, and she was noticeably pale when
she reached the dais. She soon, how
ever, recovered and regained the bright
and pleasant aspect she had borne all
the morning. The religious services in
the Abbey in commemoration of the
Queens Jubilee were conducted accord
ing to carefully prepared programme.
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the
Dean of Westminster alone conducted
Them Nearly every dignatary of the
Established Church, however, was pres
ent, besides a great number of distin-
guished clergymen belonging to other
denominations. The Queens advent
was arranged so that she entered the
Abbey precisely at noon.
AN IMMENSE CHOIR
Dr. Bridge, organist of the Abbey
who had for the occasion a specially
trained choir of two hundred and fifty
voices selected from the great choirs of
London, a number of eminent soloists be-
sides large accompaniment of
brass instruments and drums,
gradually drew the immense con-
gregatiOn into silence and their re-
spective places, prepared for the Queens
coming by rendering a number of Sc
hections in a manner that made every
person within hearing of the great or
gan eager to catch its softest note.
When the Queen reached the Abbey.
and the royal procession was form
ing in a marquee outside of the west
door, the state trumpeters, i'm gold
and crimson uniforms, executed fam
fares from the organ loft nearly in
the center of the edifice. When the
clergy, at the head of the royal process
sion, moved into the church the national
anthem was rendered by the organ. The
music was thrilling. The audience rose
as a unit and lent their ten thousand
voices to accompanying the choir. The
effect was so grand, so profound, that
many persons We're moved to tears. 1t
was at this moment that the Queen APP
peared within the doors. The singing
of the anthem ceased and the procession
al march from Handels ''OccasiCnal Or
atorio" was given by the organ during
the progress of the Queen and the royal
family To the dais-
THE SERVICE BEGINS.
When they were seated the Archbishop
of Canterbury and the Dean of West
minister, who had taken their places
by asking Gods blessing upon the Queen.
The TIE Deum Lauddplus was then sung
by the choir to music composed by the
Prince Consort, the Queen having re-
quested this. The Lords prayer was
said and responses adopted to the occasion
We're then intoned. Then the special
prayers were offered up. The following
prayer, ''Erdudidt TIE DomiHus, was
sung with the organ and brass band ac-
The Dean of Westmins-
aIx TO h1a th.a
lesson for the day, which was the First
Epistle of Peter, Chapter ?, 6 and 18th
verses.
DIR. Bridges special anthem, selected
by the Queen, last year, as her Jubilee
anthem. was next rendered, followed by
a choral ''Gotha" composed by the
Prince consort. In rests of the national
anthem was introduced two more spec
ial prayers for the defence of the faith,
spiritual welfare of the kingdom, and
for peace and love, followed, and were
by benedictiOn which
was pronounced by the archbishop.
ROYAL sALUTATIONs.
When the benediction had been said
the Queens sons knelt before her and
kissed her hand They arose and her
Majesty kissed each upon his cheek.
The princesses next advanced to the
Queen and kissed her hand and she
kissed them all, favoring some twice.
making unusual demonstrations over the
Princess of Wales and Princess Beatrice.
The other relations of the Queen then sa-
luted her and she shook hands with
some and kissed others, kissing the
Crown Prince Frederick William of
Germany twice, very heartily each time.
At all this the congregation applauded